SONY CORPORATION
SDX-300, SDX-300C
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 Device Type  | 
 Tape Drive  | 
| 
 Interface  | 
 SCSI-2 Fast/Wide  | 
| 
 Format  | 
 Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)  | 
| 
 Sustained Transfer Rate  | 
 3MBPS (SDX-300) 6MBPS (SDX-300C)  | 
| 
 Size  | 
 3.5 in. half height  | 
| 
 View  | 
 Top  | 
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 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS  | |||
| 
 Setting  | 
 Label  | 
 Position  | |
| » | 
 Termination enabled  | 
 JP1/Pins 9 & 10  | 
 Closed  | 
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 Termination disabled  | 
 JP1/Pins 9 & 10  | 
 Open  | |
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/1  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/2  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/3  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/4  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/5  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Factory configured - do not alter.  | 
 SW1/6  | 
 Off  | 
| » | 
 Data compression enabled  | 
 SW1/7  | 
 On  | 
| 
 Data compression disabled  | 
 SW1/7  | 
 Off  | |
| » | 
 Parity enabled  | 
 SW1/8  | 
 On  | 
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 Parity disabled  | 
 SW1/8  | 
 Off  | |
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 Note: Exact orientation of SW1 is unidentified.  | |||
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 DRIVE SELECT ID  | ||||
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 Drive ID  | 
 JP1/Pins 1 & 2  | 
 JP1/Pins 3 & 4  | 
 JP1/Pins 5 & 6  | 
 JP1/Pins 7 & 8  | 
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 0  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 2  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 3  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 4  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 5  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 6  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 7  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 8  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 9  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 10  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 11  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 12  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 13  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 14  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Open  | 
| 
 15  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
 Closed  | 
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 TERMINATION POWER SELECTION  | ||
| 
 Setting  | 
 JP1/Pins 11 & 12  | |
| » | 
 TERMPWR supplied by drive  | 
 Closed  | 
| 
 TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive  | 
 Open  | |
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 MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA  | |||
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 Drive  | 
 Tape  | 
 Capacity Without Compression  | 
 Capacity With Compression  | 
| 
 SDX-300  | 
 SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter  | 
 25.0 GB  | 
 50.0 GB  | 
| 
 SDX-300C  | 
 SDX-T3N A-ME* cartridge 170 meter  | 
 25.0 GB  | 
 50.0 GB  | 
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 Note: *Refers to the Sony Advanced Metal Evaporated (A-ME) media.  | |||
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 MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES  | 
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 Exact location of terminating resistors is unidentified.  |